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Spring Festivals for Kids in
New York City in Spring 2026
Bengali New Year at King Manor Museum
Jamaica, Queens – FREE
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Celebrate Pohela Boishakh—the Bengali New Year—marking the first day of spring and a fresh start filled with abundance, prosperity, and new beginnings for Bengalis around the world. Website
Queens Easter Festival in Gantry Plaza State Park
Long Island City, Queens – FREE
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Gantry Park's annual Easter fest includes age-specific Easter egg hunts, live entertainment, and carnival games. Website
Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue
Midtown – FREE
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Each year on Easter, the best of the bonnets are showcased along Fifth Avenue as New Yorkers celebrate the holiday by roaming the streets in their most festive spring gear. Website
Big Umbrella Festival at Lincoln Center Damrosch Park
Upper West Side – FREE
Friday, April 10-Sunday, April 26, 2026
The popular Big Umbrella Festival blooms as a free campus takeover at Lincoln Center full of relaxed spaces with multi-sensory experiences, performances, installations, and workshops specifically welcoming neurodivergent audiences and their families. Website
Spring Opening at the Audubon Center
Prospect Park, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Kick off the spring season with fun nature activities at the Prospect Park Audubon Center. Families and children can learn about bird migration through interactive games, join Prospect Park Alliance’s teen naturalists for an animal encounter, and take a hike to identify warblers. Website
New York Tartan Day Parade
6th Avenue from W. 44th Street to W. 55 Street New York , NY
FREE
Saturday, April 11, 2026 The NYC Scottish cultural event of the year features thousands of clans, pipers, dancers, and Scottish pups marching up Sixth Avenue. Website
Jackie Robinson Day at the Jackie Robinson Museum
Soho
Saturday, April 11, 2026
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color barrier in modern Major League Baseball. Commemorate Robinson’s enduring legacy on and off the baseball diamond with fun-filled events for fans of all ages. Website
Apple Blossom Children's Carnival at the Queens County Farm Museum
Floral Park, Queens
Saturdays and Sundays, April 11-26, 2026 The Queens County Farm Museum's 29th annual Apple Blossom Carnival is a sure harbinger of spring. Tilt-A-Whirl in the orchard and enjoy carnival rides, hayrides, and midway games. Website
Earthfest at the American Museum of Natural History
Upper West Side
Saturday, April 18, 2026 The American Museum of Natural History hosts an annual all-ages festival celebrating planet Earth with hands-on activities, science trivia, specimen identification stations, and more! Website
IndiePlaza and Tiny Indie at the Rink at Rockefeller Center
Midtown West – FREE
Saturday, April 18, 2026
An interactive live music experience built for younger audiences promises performances, kid-friendly energy, and a genuinely fun way to close out the season. Website
Earth Day Festival in Fort Greene Park
Fort Greene, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Fort Greene Park's Earth Day Festival 2026 features family-friendly activity stations and sustainable swaps. Rain date in April 19. Website
Jackie Robinson Day in Jackie Robinson Park
Harlem – FREE
Saturday, April 18, 2026
The 4th annual Jackie Robinson Day Festival celebrates the contributions of this New York City legend to sports and the civil rights movement. Website
Harlem Grown's Earth Day Celebration
Harlem Grown's 134th Street Farm – FREE
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Celebrate the resilience of our planet and learn how to live more sustainably. Stop by the Harlem Grown Farm for food tastings, music, dance, movement, and more. Website
Spring Family Day at Carnegie Hall
Midtown West – FREE
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Carnegie Hall celebrates families with FREE, interactive, and fun musical activities at its Spring Family Day. Enjoy a spring sing, watch mainstage performances, participate in a collective art project, and more. Website
Spring Fest and Egg Hunt in Archie Spigner Park
Jamaica, Queens – FREE
Saturday, April 18, 2026 Kids are invited to the park for an afternoon of games, music, inflatables, pony rides, performances, egg hunt, scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, and a trackless train. Website
Dumbo Open Studios
Multiple locations in DUMBO, Brooklyn – FREE
Saturday, April 18-Sunday, April 19, 2026 More than 150 artists and arts organizations open their doors to the public, including artists in residence at the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Triangle Arts, the New York Studio School, BRIClab, and Smack Mellon! Website
Earth Day 2026 in Union Square
Union Square – FREE
Sunday, April 19, 2026
The Earth Day 2026 Festival brings together dozens of environmental nonprofits, climate campaigns, green living experts, sustainable businesses, performers, artists, educators, and community groups from across New York City. Official programming includes interactive workshops, live performances, climate art, kids’ activities, and sustainable foods. Website
Celebrate Mother Earth on the East River Waterfront Esplanade
Upper East Side – FREE
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Esplanade
Friends hosts free live music by NOIZ, free ices from Delicioso Coco Helado (while supplies last), plus craft activities for kids—all with a spectacular water view! Website
Comic Arts Fest at L'Alliance New York
Upper East Side
Friday, April 24-Sunday, April 26, 2026
Meet some of the world’s most celebrated graphic novelists and comic book artists across a full weekend of conversations, masterclasses, screenings, book signings, parties, and workshops featuring world-renowned artists such as Charles Burns, Elène Usdin, Felipe Smith, Julie Rocheleau, Benjamin Lacombe, and more. Website
Woodlawn Family Day in Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park - Indian Field, Kingsbridge, the Bronx – FREE
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Face painting, woodland family walks, nature crafts, and fun with the Urban Park Rangers are all on the schedule for Woodlawn Family Fun Day, hosted by the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, Women of Woodlawn, and the WTA. Website
Car-Free Earth Day
Citywide – FREE
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day is an annual car-free event hosted by NYC DOT. Programming is presented at signature locations citywide to promote activism and education surrounding climate change, sustainability, and other relevant topics. Website
Earth Day Festival on Randall's Island
Randall's Island Park Urban Farm– FREE
Saturday, April 25, 2026 RIPA’s Earth Day Festival ushers in the warmer months, celebrates the earth, and gives visitors the opportunity to appreciate the park’s spring beauty—especially the cherry blossoms. Website
STEAM Dream in Rockefeller Park]
Rockefeller Park Basketball Court, River Terrace & Murray St., NY
FREE
Saturday, April 25, 2026
In honor of Earth Month, kids are invited to pick up STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) at a special Earth Day-themed open-air fair featuring engaging activities from local community organizers. Website
Celebrate Holi with the Brooklyn Children's Museum
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Holi, BCM’s annual celebration of the springtime holiday focused on renewal, color, and play makes all ages feel as if you’ve been transported to the streets of India, Trinidad, or Guyana. Visitors take over neighboring Brower Park with pounds of color powder to throw in the air. Website
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